Zinke Signs Secretarial Orders to Increase Recreational Opportunities on Public Lands and Waters. Es
I heard about this yesterday at a BLM public meeting I was supporting. Curious to see what the departments will be able to produce in 90 days and how they would implement it without substantial increases in funding. WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today signed two secretarial orders continuing his efforts to prioritize the Department of Interior’s recreation mission and increase access to public lands. Secretarial Order 3366 directs certain Interior bur
More on the Rosemont Mine
Tribes sue feds over Rosemont Mine, citing 'irreversible' damage to sacred sites The proposed Rosemont Mine will “irreparably sever” three Indian tribes’ connection to the Santa Rita Mountains and devastate a rich cultural tradition dating to 7500 B.C., the tribes say in a new lawsuit. The lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service says the mine would deprive tribal members of access to ancestral praying grounds, destroy a critical part of their heritage including burial grounds
